To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br>⇒Select the "County" category<br>⇒Select the "City/Town/Village" category<br>⇒Select the "Parish" category ⇒Select the "Record Type and Year Range" category which takes you to the images<br>Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

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To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br>⇒Select the "County" category<br>⇒Select the "City/Town/Village" category<br>⇒Select the "Parish" category ⇒Select the "Record Type and Year Range" category which takes you to the images

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<br>Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

Compare the information you find in the probate records to what you already know about your ancestors to determine which record is about your ancestor. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.

Compare the information you find in the probate records to what you already know about your ancestors to determine which record is about your ancestor. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.

Record Description

Entries are recorded in register books in columns or in paragraphs without columns. Records are organized by county, then by community, and finally by parish within each community. Some records for some parishes are available for the following Ohio counties:

Some parishes, especially German speaking ones, were served by the same priest and so records appear very similar in the various parishes during the time period when they served.

Example: St. Mary, Sandusky, Erie County and St. Sebastian, Bismark, Huron County shared the same priests during their early years.

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

Citation for this Collection

The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.

Churches in the Diocese of Toledo. Ohio, Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records. Bowling Green State University and Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Record Content

Key genealogical facts found in this collection usually contains the following information:

Birth Records

Birth and christening dates and places

Names of parents and children, witnesses, and godparents

Confirmation Records

Names of parents and children

Birth and christening dates and places

Ages of children confirmed

Marriage Records

Names of husbands and wives, parents, and witnesses

Birth, marriage, and divorce dates and places

Ages of husbands and wives

Places of residence

Death and burial records

Names of persons and their parents, spouses, and children

Birth, death, and burial dates and places

Ages of persons

Places of residence

How to Use the Records

To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page⇒Select the "County" category⇒Select the "City/Town/Village" category⇒Select the "Parish" category ⇒Select the "Record Type and Year Range" category which takes you to the images

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

Compare the information you find in the probate records to what you already know about your ancestors to determine which record is about your ancestor. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.

When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.

For example:

Use christening and birth records of christenings (baptisms) to identify a person’s birth date and place. They are an excellent substitute for civil birth information.

Use church records of confirmations to identify a person’s birth date and place or his or her age. If only the age is given, use it to calculate the person’s birth date.

Use church records of deaths or burials to identify a person’s birth date and place.

Use age at death or burial to calculate a person’s birth date. They are an excellent substitute for civil death information.

Use church records of marriages to identify a couple, the marriage date and place, and to begin compiling a family group. They are an excellent substitute for civil marriage information.

Known Issues with This Collection

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